Yitzhak Yosef, (b. 1952) is the former Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel, also known as the Rishon LeZion, the rosh yeshiva of Yeshivat Hazon Ovadia, and the author of a popular set of books on Jewish law called Yalkut Yosef.

Oct 9, 2013 · Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, who died Monday at 93, was a revered halachic scholar whose rulings found solutions for Jews caught in complex situations, brought countless Jews back to Torah observance, and...

Oct 7, 2013 · Ovadia Yosef, an outspoken rabbi who combined religious and political leadership into a role as one of the most powerful religious figures in Israel’s history, died Monday. He was 93.

Haim Ovadia Yosef was a former Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel and one of the foremost Talmudic authorities of his generation. Yosef (born September 23, 1920; died October 7, 2013) was born in Baghdad under the name Ovadia Yosef Ovadia, or …

Hacham Ovadia Yosef had a thirst for Torah that is an example to all of us. Early one morning, his son woke up to finding his father lying on the floor studying. Alarmed, he asked his father, “Why is the Rav on the floor?”

Oct 7, 2013 · Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, a former Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel, preeminent authority on Jewish law and political mentor to many in Israel’s Sephardic Jewish community, passed away on Monday, Oct. 7. He was 93.

Oct 7, 2013 · JERUSALEM — Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, who became a fiery figure in Israeli politics as the spiritual leader of the ultra-Orthodox Shas Party, championing the interests of Jews of Middle Eastern and...

Ovadia Yosef was a Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel and the longtime spiritual leader of the haredi Orthodox Shas party. Perhaps the most powerful rabbi in history, Yosef’s leadership of Shas over nearly three decades dramatically reshaped Israeli politics, society and religion.

Nov 4, 2024 · Rabbi Ovadia Yosef was a Talmudic scholar, an authority on Jewish religious law (halakha), and longtime spiritual leader. Born in Iraq, he was the Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1973 to 1983.

Rav Ovadia Yosef On October 7, 2013, Rabbi Chaim Ovadia Yosef passed away. By some estimates, one million people attended his funeral. 93-years-old at the time of his passing, he was the undisputed leader of Sefardic Jewry, and one of the greatest Torah scholars of his generation.